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From: byk - byk@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Politics versus general knowledge
First of all let me state that I also believe this is the wrong place for
taking political sides.
However...
Up (or down) here in the wilds of the centre of the country - that area in
Israel where the rich, powerful and educated, live - many junior high
students probably don't know where Gaza is on the map. And in fact they
would be hard pushed to find Israel on a map of the world. ( The maps of
Israel on the walls of the schools are usually green, so it must be that
large green bit in the north marked ...oh no that's Russia, so where is
Israel?) Don't think I'm joking. I'm not.
So it might be an idea, while we're busy taking care of all the other areas
of education not dealt with at school, to just go over what happened, is
happening, and where it is happening. Just try not to colour the facts with
personnal opinions.
Jennifer
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